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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Collections===
*'''1591-1905''' {{RecordSearch|1805647|Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60247/ Ancestry]($), [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1577/caribbean-marriages-1591-1905 American Ancestors]($), [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Findmypast] ($)''
*'''1790-1906''' {{RecordSearch|1809321|Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60246/ Ancestry]($) [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1575/caribbean-deaths-and-burials-1790-1906 American Ancestors]($)
*'''1850-1959'''  {{RecordSearch|1922411|Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959}} at FamilySearch - [[Bahamas Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.
*'''1850-1891'''  {{RecordSearch|1520621|Bahamas Births, 1850-1891}} at FamilySearch - [[Bahamas Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.
*'''1850-1891'''  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9783/ Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891], index at Ancestry ($)
*'''1850-1891''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-birth-index-1850-1959 Bahamas Birth Index 1850-1959] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast], index ($)
*'''1850-1958''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-death-index-1850-1958 Bahamas Death Index 1850-1958] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] — index ($)
*'''1868-1959''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-marriage-index-1868-1959 Bahamas Marriage Index 1868-1959] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] — index ($)
===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
[https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/!ut/p/b1/vVTJjqNIFPwWf4CLZEvgyI7ZMZvhgrBZylCAsTHb1zfVanWrS5qqOcxU5iGVygjFiwgpkRg5IXGbjtcyHa5dm76932OY4EA2WJagDQvzGHBAeRRqPikLR3wDRBsA_MNiwd982QvAxgfs0UUdYOEoEiInJVo5_nGYRNFN1Ef2JsJnpIjhrM4BTBfGrQcsdapC4u5JcUvzmJkimZuXK6oH-4dQYPS5T-7A713Px1IcSoNyGtbsiiWceypOXVhGEGtVB4tQyUZb-XqTe7cNVQtTzCsziFRkq62lkpdS5NUurAnAlRcFrsJ82Z9sqDlO4O9--fzEyE-fsmU4_PZMQ-I9J888CKKNyyT6FR_7dzl_IvAFP0Tiz6vAfgE-q_KrMk2la3Ik2mDUHxgN1fdZNEvTGQ13FBLxkBMgErdaboe1Xo8VmHXXf66uHk2oiOqDJ5xMT0QH00W3QwWrj3l30_DODvAEYzFMz86Co8-xrKcYCfNR8C_zwNWo_1vwg0OG-G5B9FsjlQUV_W6H_32HKhJfz83LdGlewAukaAZDMRwCQBMETiFB5ROMQGyfkg3uulBoeL40olQDtV4PUd3dOqcdzNwXk-KCPblauSV5MNr5NGWPThxj1rGekLzH6zOMFEZxvZaQeJKDXQD1WnIWJ74mMk9F59zpMEct7jAg6YLnz4bSe6GEBQ7nj-65G_oObzBjH9MtGj5qajjOw9vKdt7skKFGKY-y4BMPjjey4tNGJKSq15rXA_N8VH3Xm4txDtiF6qdCVscxDue9blmgZZlxr7yO8bTbfciBISmaImkG4ChKo0igRsssdMYkbH_z60WqHnn-vIds74oLcCd_C0I-KJESAH0_cpnFZMslY8aK7rXoLkqC9XTmSudz1VGGS86aWr-Wpbm_luPe5dRGQe92CSOpeJRHcmDOMLMDfjqZ9Tkr_KxX0zH1luY4Vu7eBYRBjXLsQs2m3cMRN3bIrfFHTdPhUZm2YX9vvGF3ux9aD15d/dl4/d5/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SmtFL1o2XzMwR01BQTQ4TUdUVjAwSTEwQVJTMVEwTzMx/ Registrar General’s Department]<br>
Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street<br>
P.O. Box N 532<br>
Nassau<br>
New Providence<br>
The Bahamas<br>
Telephone: (242) 397-9105<br>
::::(242) 397-8957<br>
::::(242) 397-9110<br>
Fax: (242) 322-5553<br>
Email: [mailto:Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs]<br>
Email: [mailto:registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs]<br>
For additional information on obtaining vital records, see:<br>
<br>
'''Births''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/!ut/p/b1/vVTJcqtIEPwWf4BMszVwZBP7vgkuhCQWCYzQghrB1w-e8LwJO8b2HN4zHIDorEgyK6uwDNtg2WmLjvV2OPan7cvrdwZzEigWz1OspdAAAi1yTd5lVIK18QWQLgDwycWDD_VhDICGA94PcA84JI4l2EZNH4LUW7UsJ4jq0xdlG4BHkrh9dlMOrXKKQm-E1YvZoblFu4q-WaLoB0yWrned41q7edIjXzjdr1oCDxtQKUOEtDl-SQ_chvC2rXEes_ohgW66316M5pEguD4pYseoYNtzjpuK1VCZGbwNdtGzRNPD0rVBMa6s_CqsHjobtE9vOr8Q8rdOxbE8cTlmIcUtx6GtSbJLKjT-XT3x3ieHCF_rRRwaEa1IPvlP_ecE_6_-c8A3fU6w7OtWEm-Ar6LwXRhste9KLF1gzL8wFuqvv2o4hskZpKfSWIhtAJUHzXTW5nb2G_Awg-g-B2Y64jJuDqG0sUMZH-wAXx46mCMivNpWuPNAKFmTZYduEfuRwPOhauXcR8J33oDAYP404QeFHPXThPiPWqpIOv7TCn9_D3UsO-6653HfPYNnyLAcgRMkBIClKJLB4iaiOInSRtkFV1OqDLKcOnndAr2dtbTtz713GuwykvNqT9yFVj3nZYzcchyLWy-jjPecO6Sv2XxPUpVTg_BErUVagH0MzXbtTV52zBWRSXel1xOeXl1hTLOVKO4s9RImayL2hAgFu3649GRHWKuMPeHJrWUG_zG8zHwfPjw6MRj1VldiHkJ0phtx28nUurkY3UHj7rfm0l_sydrF_MRcxkrREcqSx8p0HHDiObRSDygbn54--MDRDMvQLAdIHGdxLNbT6bHs9lGSg_ywXze3srxfE_4SyBMIxmgxQtHUVI2BuUJC4XDFtC841LAXI73Ka8m5e4_GFEvdU4d9ydvGZa5re3Ws0SoQ9E7Fr24N03V1q3164HawcGNx3Njtrqii4qJv0TacOh81wSoAlMUgJQug4bKB5pPW08fMvN9HrA_-IzP2jRE0KxonEMambZqRvVtrFmfgtqkBPAJE0FggCBMykDQiKDZvmREo4W7F3ywaQP9pQoV22GWtM6HL0wQAIvnDhMHvt_Rd_EgW5wgOAEhDiHMUi8VmOptib_OSHOe-X2XdZWb04mwriRuN5qT1iZuj1jqr5lG9z_UyuwbEx70XKcMAmtjeCKZ3SoxVbVxiKalNFT1CIT2Yxa1zZjrfN43tGQhd89E-b1gUmHuP2iyzkpXdYdi6Hc0Kx-t1mPbWmmoca9NlTFnXy9icuwgZhmFCXx2XSfl1k92v1_EvePT4RQ!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Birth Certificate]<br>
'''Adoptions''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/adoption%20certificate/!ut/p/b1/vVTJkptIEP2W_gBZxVbAEQFi3zfBRSEEQmIRYgd9vekJ2xPdE-2eg93UgaLqZTzy5cvcRtvDNrqfxlt26m_1_VS-fkfwiAFBYxic0gQCQCB5psqYpIhSOrICwhUAPngY8C7e9QGQEMDYDmIBA0O2wfYghvOO67SMY5xjUQzGwrMyWg2Xwp-amH82Ss1LrQqPjS4rGqZHqMDm9SPdhBHWBxdDPZX8YJRdFEuBOKdGaLTpyJuJHcIyVVpfm3lQssAvBZ4-YFw5lyRG3RZ3txSjUB39WhPLO5NFLdAx297PXWhQ1JBxd_xoUkwcnuL2_PIjz98k8k-egqFZ7HpNQZxer11d4ngTEwjks3j0rU4G6r7GswhUPELgbOxn_McE_y_-Y8AndQ620e9Lif4A_M4Kn5lBF-sq3YYrjPwXRkH59VcVQ1FpBbNEYutuDwA_OvnykJ7F087BrDre8HTUcEJ4RO1d7qC7PNLrDrK-ZPD0ULfVNTe2gMtpi6a7ZuLb3o5hXFE70u8J32gDHIX824TvMqTxryZEvlRSgZORr87wz9dQ3ka3uPo2natv4BskKRpFUAwCQOE4Rm793MNpDpcm3gStyl0ULF0qfl8AuXhKYVE_auve66nHHy9ndNgV4uOY-qOZTlPS1fwYMZYxQKKNnkMQirTouHd8zxI7WPtQLfbWYkW3o8CSYZxaNWrJlxb6BHVh2VgTGzfYo76180YnrvumxipU20TUHQm6guztuS-fTO3OFhEopNhlF_bowvFB5Oyp4vF93ijVVaKHLm_qRl-02GcWspkugjyOUTBvVMMAd4YeN-J1jKaXl3c60ARJkQRFAwxBKGTry-Eyc7U2cbxzvJ73eZemQxswjcMvwJm8VQhBEkPRB-pm3CUGnSznhB5zqlHClt9zxmDNucqmsiX255TRleaZZfrmlo0bZydXItKaGQz3ly6ziZ6OYWL67HTQizi5eEkjn8aTu1T2mDsbB-AaOQqRAxWTciQb017ee-btPKJs8F_PTIjrdYue7xRQIIrmqp7uFYuW7HQtt831TNNyb3Jcb9H5etF18adn1Ni3b58MGkD8bUKBMKh1rJOuyRAoACz2xYTOn5f0jf0wCqFRGgBIQIjQOLW2YQhnrpNW_9mr_7w8D85oksMs4fcDbBq76K-Kuzc39yybtRubJDyFYTKIsQN4gqnLQqHvWVE7jazLSJR_ZuKDxLQ3q4hRj4mRAkfnYdPtrnFma10ON0bA1Ydcxurr1SzPXWqa5xssH7zqZZvUwQNk4GTURLDa3J-T1HREmHk1ndPG-ZKVVlPCW1iiFH5tN6pwf-rziGAXde2V82urPSpvVBRFhbY4rd31a2HVr-30HX0Ul1Q!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Adoption Certificate]<br>
'''Marriages''' :
[https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/!ut/p/b1/vVbJcqNIFPwWf4BMFTtHxL7vSHAhkABZIIRAYv36wTPdPWFP2J5Dt-EAROWLJPNlvSgkRvZIfE2H8yl9nJtrenn9jskEA5LBsjhtSAQggRLYOmtTMkqbcAVEKwB8cLHgXb0fAqBAwLoedICFQWSH7OVoMbnGGAXFLaZokCsx8RizlIHS32sm7IFXqqDPBo1djMIwxvwRLWJ3vXRp4V7NHMXFnXBuZqlnMs4-ihOvYO2FEFMZC7edM1J88BLmkiEoGVpQD-KSdvPensWrfZT5vEukVjx0gRIcB-Fm340bIREjBGnWMHG16aZEdDi3_qHzEyF_65Qsw-HWZZrEmXXZNxVesDGJgF_Vo299slD_tZ6DpBYQEu9iP-s_Jvh_9R8DvujzDok_byX6A_BZFL4Kgyk3dY5EK4z6F0aT6uuvapamMxrmyATiI3uAJ14535SlWtwSTLoX9IunRyMUoP7w-b3pC_BhenB9qGAJUL8zDf_gAJ83ZsP07Sx0gy3L-rKRMO8J33gDPI3604TvFDL4dxPCb7VU4lX43Qp_fw9VJD4f6ufxWD-DZ5KiGRSiGAkAjeMYhYRlgDM8royCDTqdLzQsn2tBrIBaLUpUNbfGuT7MPBCS4oj220q-JXk42Pk4ZvdGGGLWsXqS6OKl30UyI3v-FRc5Yks2IalXojM78TmROCo65E6DOmrRkSFBFxx3MOTW34lo6GyDwTs0j7bBatTYxPQV7u4V9XCnx2VhG39yiJ1GyfdTwSU-OdyIkktrARfLVqtfFKa_l23TmrNxCNmZasdCUoch3k0b3bLAlWWGjfwyxOPT0zsfGIKiKYJmAAYhDZFQjeaJX2c7L3jJy1Es73nedzu29YQZeGOwGiEpciSHQN8M28xisvmYMUNJt1rUCSJv9c5U6lyuOvLjmLOm1i6nk7k5n4aNt1VrGXb2iYzE4n5yiQdzIDM75Ma9WR2yIshaNR1Sf67dofQ2HsANapBij9Rs2lNczHh6n5m384h2wX8zMwJzcVC_VJZ1os2m0O3MoJqMLIV3YQSQD2azdCajdEaDikaD-ZmZrRiIF_aLQQOIP00oERa9jnXKt1kCBYDDvpnQ-_2WvokfRkMGZQAgCZKEDE4j4bq7_8kfyyVsY-7xrhrY-KDxUZyeb7ayYzF6uMghGeDYXi15ej398IBn4aOpdAKeg-NWDxZ82xKBeeSM6zDf-emmZXe8gCqRy1LI68kwYY5Vg8UEzS0Xqw0oK7u_6apvvZzwQiE6VVet3CmvMs1eznhP4U_IrQ4GTdN00pXHdaf8urH61-v4F52urF4!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Marriage Certificate]<br>
'''Deaths''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/!ut/p/b1/vVbJcqNIFPwWf4BMscORTSCWYilAgguBBEgCI4RAIPj6wR3dPWFP2J5Dt-EAROWLJPNlvSgsxnZYfEmH8zHtz80lfXn9jpmEBKolCBRnqTRgwCZwTMFhNYKD-AKIFgD44BLAu3o_BGCDA8FDuAtsEse22E6LHqLcWKMsoGQ877TJSE9CRPPiy9hCUhPWrhuYkC1aqBsWCeNaVextwGeRb1DaqsrKdjrgqRi8dHOYwnt65rr-iFZyF9E6PsVjEFQIiZd2DirTY-lqKjhDqZWUYDQ-0PytvqI7OOsp17HxUBdTLY8rcHIIqhgYYUcnTUc9_dT5iZAfOlXbcqVlmWMofln24UZWHFKl8a_qibc-2YT_Wi_hjBHQquyRv-o_Jvh_9R8DvujzFos_byXxE_BZFL4KA9SaOseiBcb-C-MY_fVXDdsweYN0NRrzsR2gElRO181czV4JHiYK7jMyoxFXcLP35R30FbyHCF8eOpgDwr9By9-7wJetyYK-k4VeIAqCr1kJ_57wjTcAGezfJnynkKe-mxD_VktVWce_W-Gf76GOxed9_Twe6mfwzLAcT-AEyQDAURTJYmEZULxMbUbFATdTLgwyn2plXQG9mjdR1Vwb99LDPFCS4kDcxUq7Jnk4OPk4Zl2jDLHg2neGvsXzfRtpvIb8C7WWaJFpQsas1u7kxudEldhon7sN4erFjQlprpCkvaW1_nZNhK4YDGjf9G1D1oS1irkLvu0qtvce_cssNP7DpbcGq3XHQkp8ZrjSpZTWCrUuW6M-bfh7V7ZNCydrHwoT246Fqg9DvH2sTNsGF4EfVtppiMenp3c-8DTLsTTHAxLHORwL9Wh6_JjtCkpOh3XZ5fn9thVapEwAjcFihLrRIi0E5moQM5vPpkPGDyXXGtFNWcv23X2UppTrrtYfcgEa7Xw8wtX5OKyQqNcafnOOTLQuuqNH9_yeyZxQGnew2mdFkLV6OqT-VHtDiVYIUBY7qDFiDIdDG4-0nt5n5u084jzwn8ywLuhl0ULV-MDL0ETzzoP7tQUzEULZIvAyIP1l1FngOFuzaFj87ldmNqe4jr4YNID-24QqbXPLWGd9R6AJACTymwnRn7f0TfxIDucJHgCGZhicpzgsXHY3LTdQkAUpEZpwz8rNcPSRF42PiKju5gvaJvMUGzC1rmKdHeQhm4RRb28BSZS6U0mav64U5hgMltGbxjxQnYQC5j4Vy8mD6x9ic6XzZGQrbbe9QkCdbC1YlabnDNf8xQGRZwz7uDPuqhM_EkHKXFousWsdDIZhmIynjcsu-X2T9e_X8R-ie46e/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Death Certificate]
'''Non-Residents''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/!ut/p/b1/vVTJjqNIFPwWf4CLZEvgyI7ZMZvhgrBZylCAsTHb1zc1ak2rS-qqPsxU5iH1lBF6LyKkh8TICYnbdLyW6XDt2vTtvY5hggPZYFmCNizMY8AB5VGo-aQsHPENEG0A8IfDgt_5sheAjQ_Yo4s6wMJRJEROSrRy_OMwiaKbqI_sTYTPSBHDWZ0DmC6MWw9Y6lSFxN2T4pbmMTNFMjcvV1QP9g-hwOhzn9yB37uej6U4lAblNKzZFUs491ScurCMINaqDhahko228vUm924bqhammFdmEKnIVltLJS-lyKtdWBOAKy8KXIX5sj_ZUHOcwN_91PmJkH90ypbh8Ns3DYl3nzzzIIg2LpPoV3zsL_l_BnyRU4jEn0eB_QR8FuVXYZpK1-RItMGoXzAaqu-zaJamMxruKCTiISdAJG613A5rvR4rMOuu_1xdPZpQEdUHTziZnogOpotujwpWH_PupuGdHeAJxmKYnp0FR59jWU8xEuZjw9_EA1ej_u-GHxQyxHc3RL_VUllQ0e9W-N9nqCLx9dy8TJfmBbxAimYwFMMhADRB4BQSVD7BCMS2lGxw14VCw_OlEaUaqPV6iOru1jntYOa-mBQX7MnVyi3Jg9HOpyl7dOIYs471hOQ9Xp9hpDCK67WExJMc7AKo15KzOPE1kXkqOudOhzlqcYcBSRc8fzaU3gslLHA4f3TP3dB3eIMZ-5hu0fBRU8NxHt5WtvNmhww1SnmUBZ94cLyRFZ82IiFVvda8Hpjno-q73lyMc8AuVD8VsjqOcTjvdcsCLcuMe-V1jKfd7oMPDEnRFEkzAEdRGkUCNVpmoTMmYdvNrxepeuT58x6yvSsuwJ38zQj5oERKAPT9yGUWky2XjBkruteiuygJ1tOZK53PVUcZLjlrav1alub-Wo57l1MbBb3bJYyk4lEeyYE5w8wO-Olk1ues8LNeTcfUW5rjWLl7FxAGNcqxCzWbdg9H3Nght8YfNU2HR2Xahv334g272_0AvC6CFA!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/# Services for Non-Residents]


==Historical Background==
==Historical Background==
Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.<ref>The Government of the Bahamas, [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/adoption%20certificate/!ut/p/b1/vVTJkptIEP2W_gBZxVbAEQFi3zfBRSEEQmIRYgd9vekJ2xPdE-2eg93UgaLqZTzy5cvcRtvDNrqfxlt26m_1_VS-fkfwiAFBYxic0gQCQCB5psqYpIhSOrICwhUAPngY8C7e9QGQEMDYDmIBA0O2wfYghvOO67SMY5xjUQzGwrMyWg2Xwp-amH82Ss1LrQqPjS4rGqZHqMDm9SPdhBHWBxdDPZX8YJRdFEuBOKdGaLTpyJuJHcIyVVpfm3lQssAvBZ4-YFw5lyRG3RZ3txSjUB39WhPLO5NFLdAx297PXWhQ1JBxd_xoUkwcnuL2_PIjz98k8k-egqFZ7HpNQZxer11d4ngTEwjks3j0rU4G6r7GswhUPELgbOxn_McE_y_-Y8AndQ620e9Lif4A_M4Kn5lBF-sq3YYrjPwXRkH59VcVQ1FpBbNEYutuDwA_OvnykJ7F087BrDre8HTUcEJ4RO1d7qC7PNLrDrK-ZPD0ULfVNTe2gMtpi6a7ZuLb3o5hXFE70u8J32gDHIX824TvMqTxryZEvlRSgZORr87wz9dQ3ka3uPo2natv4BskKRpFUAwCQOE4Rm793MNpDpcm3gStyl0ULF0qfl8AuXhKYVE_auve66nHHy9ndNgV4uOY-qOZTlPS1fwYMZYxQKKNnkMQirTouHd8zxI7WPtQLfbWYkW3o8CSYZxaNWrJlxb6BHVh2VgTGzfYo76180YnrvumxipU20TUHQm6guztuS-fTO3OFhEopNhlF_bowvFB5Oyp4vF93ijVVaKHLm_qRl-02GcWspkugjyOUTBvVMMAd4YeN-J1jKaXl3c60ARJkQRFAwxBKGTry-Eyc7U2cbxzvJ73eZemQxswjcMvwJm8VQhBEkPRB-pm3CUGnSznhB5zqlHClt9zxmDNucqmsiX255TRleaZZfrmlo0bZydXItKaGQz3ly6ziZ6OYWL67HTQizi5eEkjn8aTu1T2mDsbB-AaOQqRAxWTciQb017ee-btPKJs8F_PTIjrdYue7xRQIIrmqp7uFYuW7HQtt831TNNyb3Jcb9H5etF18adn1Ni3b58MGkD8bUKBMKh1rJOuyRAoACz2xYTOn5f0jf0wCqFRGgBIQIjQOLW2YQhnrpNW_9mr_7w8D85oksMs4fcDbBq76K-Kuzc39yybtRubJDyFYTKIsQN4gqnLQqHvWVE7jazLSJR_ZuKDxLQ3q4hRj4mRAkfnYdPtrnFma10ON0bA1Ydcxurr1SzPXWqa5xssH7zqZZvUwQNk4GTURLDa3J-T1HREmHk1ndPG-ZKVVlPCW1iiFH5tN6pwf-rziGAXde2V82urPSpvVBRFhbY4rd31a2HVr-30HX0Ul1Q!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Adoption Certificate], © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas.
(accessed 12 February 2020)] </ref>


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
Civil registration in the Bahamas became compulsory in 1931. Voluntary registration began as early as 1802.


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
The information in these records usually include the following:
===Birth Records===
*Child’s name
*Birth date
*Child's gender and race
*Birth place
*Parents' names
*Father’s title or occupation
===Marriage Records===
*Marriage date
*Marriage place
*Full names of bride and groom
*Ages of bride and groom
*Civil status, age and residence of bride and groom
*Occupation
*Name of fathers of bride and groom
*Witnesses
===Death Records===
*Name of deceased
*Date of death
*Place of death
*Age, gender and race of deceased
*Occupation of deceased
*Cause of death


==References==
==References==


[[Category:Bahamas]]
[[Category:Bahamas]]  [[Category:Civil Registration]]

Latest revision as of 11:49, 20 March 2024


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How to Find the Records

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Offices to Contact

Registrar General’s Department
Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street
P.O. Box N 532
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas
Telephone: (242) 397-9105

(242) 397-8957
(242) 397-9110

Fax: (242) 322-5553
Email: Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs
Email: registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs

For additional information on obtaining vital records, see:

Births Birth Certificate

Adoptions Adoption Certificate

Marriages : Marriage Certificate

Deaths Death Certificate

Non-Residents Services for Non-Residents

Historical Background

Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.[1]

Coverage and Compliance

Civil registration in the Bahamas became compulsory in 1931. Voluntary registration began as early as 1802.

Information Recorded in the Records

The information in these records usually include the following:

Birth Records

  • Child’s name
  • Birth date
  • Child's gender and race
  • Birth place
  • Parents' names
  • Father’s title or occupation

Marriage Records

  • Marriage date
  • Marriage place
  • Full names of bride and groom
  • Ages of bride and groom
  • Civil status, age and residence of bride and groom
  • Occupation
  • Name of fathers of bride and groom
  • Witnesses

Death Records

  • Name of deceased
  • Date of death
  • Place of death
  • Age, gender and race of deceased
  • Occupation of deceased
  • Cause of death

References

  1. ↑ The Government of the Bahamas, Adoption Certificate, © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas. (accessed 12 February 2020)]
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